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Introduction to the Chiroso variety, the champion of the best varietals group in the 2024 BOP.
In recent years, the coffee market has seen an increase in demand for some new coffee varieties. In some large competitions, some contestants choose to use new varieties for the competition, which makes the variety become popular overnight, such as t [more…]
Ethiopian Huakui Coffee Beans | Are all coffees from Ethiopia's Hambela region called Huakui coffee?
This year marks the 9th year since "Huakui Coffee" rose to fame. If the previous naming conventions were followed, the Huakui released this year should logically carry a "9.0" suffix. But more than half the year has passed, and many friends have noticed that "Huakui 9.0" is almost nowhere to be seen on the menus of offline coffee shops! [more…]
French Press | How to use a Starbucks French press and what coffee grind size? What flavor characteristics does Ethiopian Huakui coffee brewed in a French press have?
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee) Nowadays, discerning coffee enthusiasts who want to brew a standard pour-over coffee at home need to prepare a variety of tools: a gooseneck kettle, a server, a dripper, filter paper, a thermometer... Using them is quite a production, and when not in use [more…]
Ethiopian Sidamo Sun-Dried Huakui | Single-Origin Coffee Bean: Are Huakui, Gesha, and Geisha the Same Coffee Variety? What Is the Difference Between Huakui and Geisha?
If a customer is looking for the most cost-effective coffee beans, then Huakui is definitely one of Front Street's top recommendations. But whenever Front Street mentions Huakui, some customers will say something like: "Oh, I know Huakui—it's a variant of Geisha / a variety of Geisha!" As you can see, even today there are still many people [more…]
巴西精品咖啡品牌推荐：圣伊莎贝尔庄园黄波旁半日晒风味解析
巴西作为全球咖啡产量最大的国家，精品咖啡的品质近年来也备受瞩目。本文聚焦米纳斯州圣伊莎贝尔庄园出产的黄波旁品种，带你了解这支屡获殊荣的咖啡背后的故事。从庄园独特微型气候到人工采收的精细处理，再到圆豆分级的难得之处，逐一拆解其风味密码。前街咖啡带来的这支半日晒黄波旁，以蜂蜜、榛果与巧克力的经典调性，展现了巴西精品咖啡的扎实实力。如果你正在寻找值得入手的巴西咖啡品牌，不妨从这篇文章开始了解。 [more…]
Some new coffee varieties: sidra, Eugenio Des, Wush Wush, and the variety introduction of Laurina.
Coffee can be divided into three major varieties: Arabica, Robusta, and Liberica. Currently, Arabica and Robusta are the most commonly used coffee tree species for commercial planting. With the development of the coffee industry, the coffee varieties [more…]
Definition of SOE Coffee | Why Are SOE Coffee Beans More Expensive Than Espresso Blend Beans? What's the Difference Between SOE Beans and Espresso Beans? What Are the Characteristics of SOE Coffee?
Nowadays, to create their own brand identity, many coffee shops offer personalized SOE coffee beans for customers to choose from. When we confirm that we want to switch the coffee from a blend to an SOE, we are always charged a few extra yuan. Why is that? SOE stands for "Single Origi [more…]
Coffee Resting Guide | What Is Coffee Resting? How Long After Roasting Should You Drink Fresh Coffee Beans? How Many Days of Resting Do Coffee Beans of Different Roast Levels Need?
Friends who brew their own coffee may already have some concept of bean resting. It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it before—below we'll explain why coffee needs resting and how long it should rest. When everyone is brewing coffee, the moment water touches the coffee grounds, the coffee begins to bubble and swell, "watching the coffee slowly [more…]
The Origins of the AeroPress | Why Is the AeroPress So Popular Among Coffee Lovers? What Flavor Characteristics Does AeroPress Coffee Have with Different Brewing Methods?
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). The AeroPress is not just a passing fad; its appearance is quite unlike typical brewing equipment, and the company that invented this brewing device doesn't even have coffee equipment as its flagship product. [more…]
Gesha Village Coffee Grades | What Are the Differences in Flavor and Mouthfeel Between Ethiopia's Gesha Village Gold Label and Red Label Coffee?
Besides Hacienda La Esmeralda's Red Label and Green Label Geisha, there is another group of somewhat well-known "labeled" Geishas on Front Street Coffee's bean menu board. These are the Gold Label Geisha and Red Label Geisha from Ethiopia's Gesha Village. Front Street Coffee has previously shared the grading system of Hacienda La Esmeralda, and has also shared about two estates. [more…]
Coffee Terminology | What is bypass? Why perform bypass on a prepared coffee beverage? What are the considerations when using bypass?
As in various other industries, there are quite a few professional terms in coffee as well. We can understand so-called professional terms as a condensed expression of complex concepts. They can not only improve the efficiency of our communication, but also increase the precision of communication and reduce the chance of communication barriers arising. However, because most [more…]
SOE Single-Origin Espresso Flavor Characteristics | What's the Difference Between SOE and Coffee Blends? How Can Coffee Beginners Make Delicious SOE Coffee?
When you go to a café and want to order an Americano or a milk coffee, you often face two options: one is the default espresso blend, and the other is the SOE that costs extra. At this point, some people might wonder, why is this "SOE" more expensive than the blend? What exactly makes it more expensive? What is SOE coffee? SO [more…]
Key Points for Making Flat White Coffee | Is Australian White Coffee a Latte? What Is the Milk-to-Coffee Ratio and Milk Foam Thickness for a Flat White? How to Properly Steam Milk, Integrate, and Pour Latte Art for a Flat White?
Many baristas mysteriously reach a consensus among themselves: to tell whether a café is good or bad, just order a Flat White and you'll know—if the Flat White is well made, the other coffees will basically be above standard too. When asked why, these baristas reply: because this is the milk coffee most prone to "mistakes." The most controversial Ita- [more…]
How to Make a Huakui SOE Americano | How to Choose Between Light-Roast and Medium-Roast Sidamo Huakui SOE? What Are the Espresso Extraction Parameters for Natural-Process Huakui?
When it comes to natural coffee, many people first think of the beautifully named Front Street Coffee Flower Queen, which has good flavor and is affordably priced, making it a daily staple bean for many. During the coffee harvest season, farmers in the Sidamo region pick only ripe red cherries, placing them one by one into baskets. After picking, the coffee cherries are sized [more…]
Fruity-acid flavored coffee beans recommendation | What are the pour-over black coffee flavor characteristics of medium-light roasted coffee? Where does the acidity in coffee come from?
On ordinary days, behind the bar, you get to meet all kinds of customers. Quite a few of them are not used to coffee beans that are on the acidic side. Usually, the coffees with pronounced acidity are those that are roasted lighter, and indeed some lightly roasted coffees have an acidity that is hard to accept. So customers naturally form the impression that cof [more…]
Pour-over Coffee Brewing Tips | What Is the Ideal Water Temperature for Pour-over Coffee? How Does Brewing Water Temperature Affect the Flavor and Mouthfeel of Pour-over Coffee?
If you ask whether water temperature is important for extraction, Front Street Coffee believes it is important, but not that important. As a tool for adjusting the extraction rate, the higher the temperature, the easier it is to extract soluble substances, but because too high a water temperature will cause coffee to quickly release bitterness, a conservative range should be chosen. Generally speaking, the vast majority on the market [more…]
Coffee Equipment | Is the AeroPress a toy or a tool? What is the principle behind AeroPress coffee extraction? How do you use an AeroPress to make black coffee?
Without any hints, Front Street Coffee believes that it would be hard for anyone to imagine that this syringe-like tool is actually used to make coffee. That's right, it is the very popular little coffee "toy" in the coffee world—the AeroPress. The reason Front Street Coffee calls it a "toy" is not because it cannot reliably make [more…]
Introduction to Indonesian Coffee Origins | What Are the Characteristics of PWN Golden Mandheling Coffee Beans? How Do You Brew Golden Mandheling? Is Mandheling Black Coffee Considered Americano?
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Front Street Golden Mandheling, as a unique specialty coffee from Indonesia, has flavors of herbal and rich dark chocolate aromas, a mellow and smooth mouthfeel, and a nutty sweet aftertaste—just thinking about it makes [more…]
Introduction to the World's Top Ten Coffee-Producing Countries | Which country's coffee is smooth and not bitter? Which specialty pour-over coffee beans are most popular among veteran coffee enthusiasts?
Since the fifteenth century, coffee has served as a common beverage and a pick-me-up tonic. It was not until the rise of the third wave of specialty coffee that roasters began to favor lighter roast profiles, and the distinctive acidity and aroma in coffee won over one group of coffee drinkers after another. Many who have just come to appreciate [more…]
PWN Golden Mandheling | Where is the Indonesian Golden Mandheling coffee producing region? Introduction to Golden Mandheling green bean processing method, roasting curve, cupping flavor, and pour-over parameters
PWN Golden Mandheling 01 | Origin Introduction Indonesia's main coffee-producing regions are Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi, with Mandheling from Sumatra being the most famous. Mandheling, also known as Sumatra coffee, North Suma [more…]